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Successful Proofreading Tips
Proofreading Tips
• double check for errors you typically make
• read out loud, read slowly, read one word at
a time to determine if it makes sense
• look for formatting and alignment errors
• read what is actually on the page and not
what you think
• proof before printing
Proofreading Tips
• errors easily overlooked in first few lines
and last few lines of document
• check all numbers and spellings of
questionable words with original copy
• proofread more than once (if possible in
pairs--one reads original and the other the
keyed copy)
Errors Missed by Spell Checkers
• names and addresses not • repeated words and
in computer’s dictionary
omitted words
• homonyms that are not
• formatting errors such
misspelled but misused
as incorrect paragraph
(i.e., they’re/their/there)
indentions or spacing
between lines and words
• numbers only verified
by checking original
• punctuation or
copy
capitalization errors